--- title: Dallas Morning News Endorses Hillary Clinton description: Clinton is the first Democrat backed by the paper in over 75 years, after the editorial board said it couldn't back Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4482130/dallas-morning-news-hillary-clinton-endorsement/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-07T16:28:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T00:26:43.110Z article:section: Politics og:title: This newspaper endorsed a Democrat for president for the first time in 75 years og:description: Clinton is the first Democrat backed by the paper in more than 75 years og:url: https://time.com/4482130/dallas-morning-news-hillary-clinton-endorsement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3ad3f5295779395/6988a517524fc00d02df9677/hillary-clinton2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This newspaper endorsed a Democrat for president for the first time in 75 years twitter:description: Clinton is the first Democrat backed by the paper in more than 75 years twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3ad3f5295779395/6988a517524fc00d02df9677/hillary-clinton2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dallas _Morning News_ Endorses Democrat for President for First Time in 75 Years by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 7, 2016 4:28 PM UTC  Hillary Clinton departs after speaking at Illiniwek Park Riverfront in Hampton, IL, on Sept. 5, 2016. Hillary Clinton departs after speaking at Illiniwek Park Riverfront in Hampton, IL, on Sept. 5, 2016.Andrew Harnik—AP by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 7, 2016 4:28 PM UTC The Dallas _Morning News_ endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, the first time the newspaper has [recommended a Democrat](http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-president.ece) for president in more than 75 years. “Unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has experience in actual governance, a record of service and a willingness to delve into real policy,” the _Morning News_ editorial board [wrote](http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-president.ece). “Resume vs. resume, judgment vs. judgment, this election is no contest.” This was the first time since before World War II that the _Morning News_ has endorsed a [Democrat](http://time.com/4453751/2016-election-obama-donald-trump-hillary/), but the paper said that it could in no way back [Trump](http://time.com/4481766/what-donald-trump-thinks-on-foreign-policy/). On Tuesday, the newspaper published [another editorial](http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160906-donald-trump-is-no-republican.ece) titled “Donald Trump is No Republican,” in which the _Morning News_‘ editors slammed the GOP nominee, telling Texas voters that Trump “does not deserve your vote.” The _Morning News_ previously endorsed Ohio Gov. 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